Different ways of assessing Students with special needs

1. ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
FOR STUDENTS WITH
MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS

2. MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT
•Mobility impairments refers to the inability
of the person to use one or more of his/her
extremities, or lack of strength to walk,
grasp,or lift objects. The use of a wheelchair,
crutches, or walker may be utilized to aid in
mobility.

3. MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT
• Many types of orthopedic or neuromuscular impairments can
impact mobility. These include but are not limited to
amputation, paralysis, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, and spinal cord injury.
Mobility impairments range from lower body impairments,
which may require use of canes, walkers, or wheelchairs, to
upper body impairments that may include limited or no use
of the upper extremities and hands.

4. •Students who have had a disability from birth
may be adept at identifying and using
alternative strategies. Other students may
have recently acquired a disability or may
have to adjust continually to intermittent
conditions, such as with some forms of
arthritis and other medical conditions.

5. • . Some types of assessments may cause more
problems that others. For example, a student with
cerebral palsy may be able to manage well in
multiple choice exam with multiple choice exam
with additional time, but might require
significantly more additional time for an essay
type exam because of the amount of writing
required. Other students may require te presence
of the personal assistant and/or a scribe during
exams

6. 1.ASSIGNMENT•
• The teacher has to:
1.Discuss the requirements of the course with the
students to identify possible problems and solutions;
• 2.Students may experience great difficulty searching for
and obtaining information from the library;

7. 1.ASSIGNMENT
•3.Be prepared to vary the assessment
tasks;
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4.Monitor the progress;
•
5.Be flexible with deadlines and allow
more time if necessary;

8. 2.TUTORIALS
•
1.Ensure tutorials are held in rooms that can
accommodate a wheelchair and extra
personnel and have accessible toileting
facilities ;
•2.Fluctuating and recently acquired disabilities
may cause the student absent from class;

9. 2.TUTORIALS
•3.Take into account the fact that the students
may be late attending classes due to mobility
and access problem;
•4.Students may have scribes and personal
assistants;

10. 2.TUTORIALS
•5. Allow in-class written assignments to be
completed out of class with the use of a scribe
or on a computer with or without assistive
technology and provide extra time.

11. 3.EXAMINATIONS
•
1.ensure building and room for the exam are accessible
and that accessible toilets are available;
• 2.Ergonomic furniture may be required for example, high
desk are suitably designed chairs. Some students may
have difficulty sitting at a conventional desk

12. 3.EXAMINATIONS
•3.A separate room may be necessary;
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4.Students in a wheelchair will need clear
space around them to enable them to move
around freely without disrupting others

13. 3.EXAMINATIONS
5.Additional time and rest breaks may be neccess5.Additional time and rest breaks may be neccessary
6.Fatigue may be a problem,particularly if the student experience chronic pain or has back problems
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6.Fatigue may be a problem,particularly if the student experience chronic pain or has back problems
5. Additional time and rest breaks may be necessary;
6.Fatigue may be a problem, particularly if the student
experience chronic pain or has back problems

14. 3.EXAMINATIONS
•7.Students who have difficulty writing or typing for
a long period of time may also need a scribe.
•8.Students who have difficulty writing or typing for
a long period of time may also need a scribe.

15. 3.EXAMINATIONS
•9.Scribe need to have a good working knowledge
of the subject matter being examines;
•10.readers may be required for reading the exam
paper and reading back student's answers if
required;

16. 3.EXAMINATIONS
• 11.Students with spinal problems may need a high deak or board
so they can stand while doing the exam;
• 12.Personal computes may use In exams for formulating and
producing answers and for spelling and grammar checks subject
to exam guidelines;
• 13. Permission to eat, drink and take medication durimg exams
may be necessary for some students.